School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.
School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350108, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Mar 18;17(6):2015. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17062015.
To characterise the burden of work-related injuries in South Australia, workers' compensation claim data were obtained from SafeWork South Australia between 2000 and 2014. Descriptive analyses were performed to investigate the burden of work-related injuries by age, gender, occupation, industry, and nature and mechanism of injury. Dunn's test was used to compare the injury costs and working days lost by industry and occupation. Ordinary linear regression was used to investigate the age-injury cost association. A total of 464,139 workers' compensation claims were reported during the 15-year period in South Australia, with an overall rate of 4.6 claims per 100 employees, resulting in a total of 20,861,001 working days lost and AU$14.9 billion dollars of compensation payment. Between 2000 to 2014, the annual claim rates, compensation payments, working days lost, and number of work-related death reduced by 59.3, 73.8, 87.1, and 78.6 percent, respectively, while the median compensation payment increased by 67.3% from AU$968 to AU$1620. A 1-year increase in age was associated with a 2.1% (Rate Ratio, RR = 1.021, 95% CI: 1.020-1.022) increase in compensation costs and a 1.3% (RR = 1.013, 95% CI: 1.012-1.020) increase in working days lost. Work-related injury rates are declining in most sectors, however some workers, especially young male technicians and labourers in the community services industry, remain at higher risk. Challenges for workers' health and safety include the aging labour force, vehicle incidents, and severe injuries among new and foreign-born workers.
为了描述南澳大利亚州与工作相关的伤害负担，从南澳大利亚州安全工作局获取了 2000 年至 2014 年期间的工人赔偿索赔数据。通过年龄、性别、职业、行业以及伤害的性质和机制进行描述性分析，调查与工作相关的伤害负担。采用 Dunn 检验比较行业和职业的伤害成本和损失工作日数。采用普通线性回归调查年龄-伤害成本的关系。在南澳大利亚州的 15 年期间，共报告了 464139 起工人赔偿索赔，每 100 名员工中有 4.6 起索赔，导致共损失 20861001 个工作日，赔偿支付额为 149 亿澳元。2000 年至 2014 年，年索赔率、赔偿支付额、损失工作日数和与工作相关的死亡人数分别减少了 59.3%、73.8%、87.1%和 78.6%，而中位数赔偿支付额从 968 澳元增加到 1620 澳元，增长了 67.3%。年龄每增加 1 岁，赔偿费用就会增加 2.1%（比率比，RR=1.021，95%CI：1.020-1.022），损失工作日数增加 1.3%（RR=1.013，95%CI：1.012-1.020）。尽管大多数行业的与工作相关的伤害率都在下降，但一些工人，尤其是社区服务业的年轻男性技术工人和劳工，仍然面临更高的风险。工人健康和安全面临的挑战包括劳动力老龄化、车辆事故以及新移民和外国出生工人的重伤。
